Summer is my favorite season for a wedding at The Inn at Longshore….especially when you have a couple like Brooke and Tom! They totally embraced their summer wedding by using very vibrant florals for the decor and by choosing a steel drum band for the outdoor cocktail hour which allowed me to come up with a fun idea to use tiki torches as vases! They weren’t afraid to use COLOR which matched their personality perfectly, so why wouldn’t we have explosions of color bursting on every guest table. That ballroom came alive that day.

Merrin and Gabe came to me with some GREAT ideas but needed my experience and talent to bring it all to life! I’ve recently created another division of my Floral Design Experience called ‘Design Coordination’ which you can read more about HERE, which allows you to be able to sit back and relax and let me execute the vision above and beyond the flowers. This level of planning works great when my clients have extremely busy schedules or are from out of state…or in Merrin and Gabe’s case out of the country and living in London! Merrin wanted a Bohemian flair on the tables and the underlying theme was Ikat patterns on her fabric and paper, so, with the help of my mother (where my creative genes come from) we not only found some great eclectic fabrics to incorporate into her decor but we took it up a notch and hand made the guest Table Top Linens, as well as Merrin and Gabe’s chair covers, along with runners for the seating card table and toppers for the cocktail tables. When I saw her invitations and menus I was astounded that the fabrics I chose for her tables were the exact pattern she chose for her paper! It all came together elegantly with pops of Hot Pink and Gold with accents of driftwood, succulents and mercury glass. This wedding was a TRUE partnership…so much so that I just received an email from Merrin stating that I have inspired her to make a career change to become an Interior Designer! If that’s not flattering, I don’t know what is!

We chose 3 different Bohemian patterns for her table toppers…..

Guests signed the oars! Such a fun idea for a seashore wedding

Cocktail Hour Decor

We made the Bride and Groom’s Table more special with a larger hand made topper, pink underlay and hand made chair covers!

“I cannot say enough about Candi… I had an idea of what I wanted when we first spoke, but if you could have shown me what the final product was that day, I wouldn’t have believed it could be so beautiful. Candi took my idea- that could’ve been too casual and come out terrible- and made the tablescapes chic and elegant- the room was STUNNING. I cried when I saw it- I was literally more worked up about how beautiful the room was then my dress. The flowers were just as beautiful- all the bridesmaids loved their bouquets and I couldn’t have been happier with mine! Her mom did an amazing job making all the linens- I am excited I will have them for the rest of my life!!!! Both Candi and her mom have an amazing ability to understand what you want and to elevate it. I am sure that if you aren’t totally sure what you want they would be able to work with you and come up with a beautiful room. They are amazing partners and I wish every bride could be as lucky as I was to work with them. I literally cannot say enough good things about them. Your wedding will be beautiful and fun to design with Candi!”

I love it when I can create without the pressure of it being a wedding…although I am very good under pressure…a creative shoot is just so much darn fun! I love working with new vendors within the industry and being able to design styles that I don’t normally get to.

To my surprise, Melani Lust (the photographer) submitted the image of my bouquet to Westport Magazine and they featured it in November’s Issue.

Jennifer’s fall wedding at the Inn at Longshore was fabulous! As romantic as the bouquets were, as intimate as the waterfront ceremony was, the reception was so DRAMATIC! Tons of candlelight, submerged flowers, tall centerpieces with orchids and hanging votives, HUGE “trees” created with manzanita branches and phaleonopsis orchids to add DRAMA to the lounge area! Yes, a lounge area!

Of course this wedding was fantastic…we had the “Martha Stewart Team” back together again! Wedding Planning by Erica from Ambiance {chic} Wedding Designs, Paper products by Adrienne from Admire Designs LLC, Photos by Jacklyn form JAGstudios, and of course ME! We were all behind Andrew and Jeremy’s wedding getting featured in Martha Stewart Weddings Magazine’s Winter 2010 issue!